Duties may vary under the direction of the HR Manager or Operations Manager depending on the workload and staffing levels. They will include the following: Opening and closing the surgery in accordance with provided checklists Assisting with patient queries in a polite and courteous manner, both over the phone and in person Booking appointments in accordance with practice appointment protocols, making use of a variety of enhanced access appointments Ensuring patients who need urgent appointments are seen Checking in patients who are unable to use the check-in machine Monitoring a shared inbox and actioning emails as necessary Actioning tasks set by the clinical and clerical team Monitoring online prescription requests and assigning them to the relevant doctors Requesting repeat prescriptions for those who are unable to use online services Checking the status of referrals using the e-Referral system Enabling patient access to online services Registration of new and temporary patients including data entry of relevant personal information Opening and sorting post as necessary. You will (very occasionally) be required to drop outgoing post at a post box Giving out the relevant specimen bottles to patients, as requested by the clinical team Receiving urine and blood samples and sending them off to the biochemistry lab Ensuring reception and the waiting area are neat and tidy at all times, particularly before leaving for the night/the weekend Providing cover duties for other members of the team in case of annual leave or sickness to ensure the smooth running of the surgery Attending reception meetings as required Supporting the deduction process of patient records Scanning all incoming letters for the WFO team Out of Area letters to patients The post-holder will participate in any training program implemented by the practice as part of this employment. This will include the following: Mandatory eLearning Team-building training exercises Participation in an annual individual performance review or appraisal, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development Taking responsibility for own development, learning, and performance Demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work